Gordon Brown on the “cruel” two-child benefit cap
May 23, 2025
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May 23, 2025
Gordon Brown on the “cruel” two-child benefit cap
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<p>The former Labour prime minister speaks to the New Statesman Podcast about how the government can reduce levels of child poverty.</p><br /><p>Read: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/economy/2025/05/gordon-brown-the-moral-economist-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gordon Brown: the moral economist</a></p><p> </p><p>Submit a question for a future episode: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You Ask Us</a></p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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